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1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

More XJs on Autoshite cannot be a bad thing, no matter how broken they are. I'm interested to know how much your running costs are under LPG. How light is it? Is the chassis aluminium too?

Yes the whole thing is Aluminium. Someone on another forum told me they weigh about the same as a contemporary Mondeo.

Jag had an unfortunate issue at the time as the smaller S-Type was slower and less economical with the same engines because the S-Type was made of steel.

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1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

I was tempted by one a while back, but I just can't get over the front end looking so much like the x-type, I just don't like the oval lamps.

WCPGW etc...

Hmm - I think the front is a return to the "Series" XJs really. The X type followed rather than the other way around IMHO

DeeJay and Partridge like this

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

Obviously possessing superior knowledge of all things automotive, finding contradicting everything on here as some form of game, which some find pretty tedious, but sadly not tedious enough to just fuck off as a consequence.

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

I started a sub in 2015, let it lapse in 2016 when all the 'exciting' Brexit stuff was going down but restarted it at the beginning of the year.

Should be getting the next issue through the post tomorrow or Thursday. Can't wait to catch up with St. Theresa's Grammar School & Rotten Boroughs!

My current favourite is "from the message boards" whoever writes that is a genius.

timolloyd likes this

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

Looks pretty tidy overall. Might be high miles, but not quite as high as mine though if that is any consolation. The appearance of the engine bay is interesting, its completely packed and the strut towers come a long way towards the centre. That and the styling of the body give the impression that it is narrower car than the x300, 308 etc.

First item off the list. The seat height adjuster for the rear of the drivers squab was jammed, I unbolted the seat, flipped it over and freed it off - now I can sit comfortably.

uk_senator, FakeConcern and djimbob like this

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

It was bloody lovely driving this down the motorway tonight - it's so quiet compared with all my other shite.

The pez engine is very very different from the 2.7 TDVi I had before. It's all about revs, very smooth where the dizzler had (as you'd imagine) a stack of torque but didn't sound as nice.

uk_senator, Magnificent Rustbucket and barefoot like this

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

Dunno about the corrosion - it's really not bothering me - it's not galloping rot like it would be on a steel car.

flat4alfa likes this

1994 Range Rover Classic "The Crying Pumpkin" cried off, rusty
2003 Jaaaag XJ 260K miles and counting2000 Ford Mondeo Verona 1.8 pez FOR SALE Now with new As owner2000 Ford Puma 1.7 - Roffled and now with new AS owner
1968 AMC Rebel SST convertible (working and road legal but in limp home mode)
1967 AMC Rebel SST convertible (superior body and originality being slowly raided for spares for the '68) Off road for at least the last 25 years
1956 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop - bought in 2000 and still in my garage - I even do a bit of work on it occasionally - long term project
2005 MG ZT-T awaiting completion of engine transplant of spare V6 after OMG HGF on the engine that "never has that problem"
2005 Land Rover Discovery - for long trips and moving engines

The folding mirrors are an easy fix. You pull off the downlighter bulb holder underneath the mirror and then spray oil and then spray grease into the mechanism whilst working it backwards and forwards.

HID headlights are as likely to be the ballast as the bulb. Also they suffer from dodgy earth points where all the wires are attached to the body just behind the headlights. Swap the bulbs over left to right. If the fault moves with the bulb then it's the bulb, if it doesn't then its the ballast or earth or something.

The V6 is probably the one to have and on LPG it will be cheaper to run than the diesel and a lot more robust. A tatty V6 X350 on LPG has to be the ultimate cheap daily.

Also you have 18" Dynamic wheels which give the best ride whilst being the best looking 18" wheels that they came with.